Arkansas trails · Lake Ouachita Vista Trail
Lake Ouachita Vista Trail
A 19.6-mile out-and-back in Arkansas, with 722 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 49% of the ascent falls between mile 6.6 and mile 13.1. It gives back about 1,739 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
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Getting there
Lake Ouachita Vista Trail access. 34.54613, -93.48082 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:20 a.m., the sun rises at 6:46 a.m. and sets at 7:41 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:07 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 56 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 39.3-mile round trip works out to roughly 15 h 17 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Lake Ouachita Vista Trail + Lovit - Holly Spur — 3.2 mi loop, 327 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Womble Trail North — 7.0 mi
- Ouachita Trail — 14.6 mi
- Womble Trail South — 18.1 mi
- Sunset Trail — 25.3 mi